For a short time only : itinerants and the resurgence of popular culture in early America by Peter Benes(
)7
editions published
in
2016
in
English
and held by
957 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"By the 1740s, colonists living in North America began to encounter scores of itinerant performers from England and Europe.
These show people--acrobats, wire dancers, tumblers, trick riders, painters, dancing-masters, waxworks proprietors, healers,
and singing and language teachers--brought novelty and culture to remote areas. Advertising in newspapers, they attracted
audiences with the hook of appearing 'for a short time only.' In this richly illustrated and deeply researched book, Peter
Benes examines the rise of early American popular culture through the lives and work of itinerants who circulated in British
North America and the United States from the late seventeenth through the early nineteenth century. Although they were frequently
reviled as quacks and absconders by many provincials, these transients enjoyed a unique camaraderie and found audiences among
high- and lowbrow alike. Drawing on contemporary diaries, letters, reminiscences, and hitherto inaccessible newspaper ads,
broadsides, and images, Benes suggests why some elements of Europe's carnival and folklore traditions failed to gain acceptance
in American society while others flourished brilliantly"--Provided by publisher

Itinerancy in New England and New York by Dublin Seminar for New England folk life(
Book
)7
editions published
between
1984
and
1986
in
English and German
and held by
234 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Medicine and healing by Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife(
Book
)6
editions published
in
1992
in
English
and held by
213 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

House and home(
Book
)4
editions published
between
1988
and
1990
in
English
and held by
213 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Puritan gravestone art by Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife(
Book
)8
editions published
between
1976
and
1986
in
English
and held by
212 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

New England/New France, 1600-1850 by Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife(
Book
)5
editions published
between
1989
and
1992
in
English
and held by
200 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Puritan gravestone art II by Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife(
Book
)12
editions published
between
1977
and
1990
in
English
and held by
191 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide